Facebook has awarded $30,000 to a researcher for reporting vulnerabilities in Instagram’s privacy features. According to a Medium blog post penned by bug bounty hunter Mayur Fartade on Tuesday, a set of vulnerable endpoints in the Instagram app could have allowed attackers to view private media on the platform without following a target account. This […]
Hot Wheels is holding its second virtual Legends Tour, beginning its search for its next fan-inspired die-cast car. As you may remember, last year the Tour went virtual for the first time. This year, Road & Track is proud to be teaming up with Hot Wheels once again as one of their “stops” on the […]
AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, when soaring temperatures drove electricity demand in Texas to a June record, state regulators asked citizens to use less power or face a repeat of the deadly failures in February that left 69 percent of Texans without electricity and half without water. Experts say that Texas, which prides itself on […]
Vedanta is leveraging technology to become a digital-first, low cost and sustainable manufacturing entity. In a fireside chat at ETCIO Spectrum 2021, Ajay Kapur, CEO – Aluminium & Power and MD – Commercial, Vedanta Ltd, talked about the company’s digital transformation journey and has highlighted a few cutting edge technologies such as digital twin, Industry […]
Porsche can’t sell the 2022 911 GT3 with the manual transmission in California because it’s too loud, exceeding vehicle noise limits in the state’s Code of Regulations. The 992-generation 911 GT3 is powered by a 502-hp naturally aspirated flat-six that revs to 9000 rpm. Those in California who ordered the 911 GT3 with the optional […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters, in the first major legal roadblock for President Biden’s quest to cut fossil fuel pollution and conserve public lands. Judge Terry A. Doughty of the United States District Court for the […]
Having recently secured $36 million in seed funding, Rainforest is looking to acquire more Amazon third-party sellers as well as fast-growing brands that sell on Asian e-commerce platforms. And it is hoping to differentiate itself by offering tools to help these sellers centrally manage their transactions across the different marketplaces. Since kicking off its operations […]
The wingless 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring will arrive in the U.S. early next year. It replaces the standard GT3’s swan-neck wing for an automatically adjustable rear spoiler. Orders are open now starting at $163,450, the same as the standard GT3. Porsche‘s 911 GT3 will again, for the second time, add a Touring package that […]
Ameresco has partnered with Cannon Air Force Base (AFB) and the Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy) for a $19 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) project that includes 1.9 MW of photovoltaic solar, smart controls and other conservation technologies. Ameresco designed the project to provide tangible facility improvements and enable recurring reductions in utility […]
The IRS and Government Accountability Office are locked in a dispute over data security, according to a letter sent by the GAO to Charles Rettig, commissioner of the IRS. On Monday, the GAO said that since May 2019 it has suggested the IRS “develop a governance structure or steering committee to coordinate all aspects of […]